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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 August 2023

On Sunday 13 August, demand averaged 24.0 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

24.0GW AVERAGEWind9.19 GW36%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass0.63 GW2%Solar1.95 GW8%Gas5.92 GW23%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports3.18 GW12%Nuclear4.14 GW16%24.0GW AVERAGE36%8%23%12%16%
Price
£73.44/MWh
Day average £73.44
Demand24.0GW
Generation 22.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables45%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
114g/kWh
0Day average 114300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 August 2023, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 29.3 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 114 g/kWh and the price £73.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.75/MWh at 08:00 to £100.96/MWh at 22:00. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.957.6%Wind 9.1936.1%Gas 5.9223.2%Hydro 0.220.9%Biomass 0.632.5%Nuclear 4.1416.2%Coal 0.240.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.0avgGeneration 22.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.3GW · 17:55
Low 17.8 · 05:55Avg 24.00–30 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 22.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
73 Out
31
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 13 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 August 2023, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Aug
Imported
73GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.11GWImporting

In 27.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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